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69 Articles found on Tuesday, 7 June 2011
Tourism Expo kicks off in City
07-06-2011
THE annual Tourism Expo is now in its thirteenth year and it works closely with the Namibia Tourism Board, City of Windhoek and other Namibian tourism organisations to stage a successful event year
readFraud, political interference alleged in e-fuel tender
07-06-2011
POLITICAL interference is alleged in a fresh High Court application contesting the multimillion-dollar e-fuel provision and management tender that will be heard in that court tomorrow. One of the 11
readLady May says sorry
07-06-2011
“I AM sorry,” said musician Lady May at a press conference yesterday. Lady May’s apology came after she caused a public outcry when she wished her audience a controversial goodnight, first by flashing
readDual citizenship legal for born Namibians
07-06-2011
NAMIBIAN citizens by birth can hold dual citizenship. This is the effect of an order that was given in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.The Namibian Citizenship Act’s section 26, which states
readWhere the Brave Warriors wavered
07-06-2011
IF there was any doubt before, there is now no question as to why loyal fans boycott the Brave Warriors matches – it’s mirrored in their 4-1 loss to Burkina Faso in Windhoek on Saturday. The Brave
readProtections urged for children in ‘sexualised’ Britain
07-06-2011
LONDON – Britain should consider putting age ratings on music videos to protect children from raunchy images that may force them to grow up too soon, a government-commissioned report said
readLibya, Ivory Coast to gnaw African growth
07-06-2011
LISBON – Growth in African countries will to slow to 3,7 per cent this year owing to upheavals in northern Africa and increased food and fuel prices, the latest African Economic Outlook report said
readTraditional Authorities:Are we a republic or a monarchy?
07-06-2011
THE issue raised by Christof Maletsky in Back 2 Basics (The Namibian, 10 May 2011) is one I grappled with, but I cannot fully agree with his solution of letting “the people decide who should lead
readThe Namibia Annual Music Awards Grow in Strides
07-06-2011
THE first treat featured Tequila and I was very proud to see how she has grown in performance style and personal conduct on the stage. I had watched her grow up as she frequented my house as a child
readNotable Quotes
07-06-2011
GOOD night mother f*@#ers. – Local artist Martha Namundjebo popularly known as Lady May stole the show at the Namibia Music Awards (Namas) with a middle finger and a controversial goodnight on
readGive criticism with compassion
07-06-2011
Not all feedback needs to be critical, but when offering constructive criticism, doing it often is the key, says Harvard Business Review.Even skilled managers loathe giving critical feedback. Keep in
readRand overvalued – trade minister
07-06-2011
JOHANNESBURG – The rand is overvalued and the government is currently discussing what to do about it, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said yesterday.Davies made the comment at a media briefing
readEskom to get US$365 m loan for renewables
07-06-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South African power company Eskom said yesterday it will receive a US$365-million loan from the African Development Bank to implement its largest ever renewable energy projects.The
readUK on right path with deficit cuts
07-06-2011
LONDON – The British government should stick to its guns and continue with its deficit-reduction strategy despite weaker than anticipated economic growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said
readAngola eyes Africa’s top oil spot
07-06-2011
LONDON/JOHANNESBURG – Angola is set to overcome technical problems to boost oil output to over two million barrels per day (bpd) next year and has the potential to overtake Africa’s top oil producer,
readSABMiller sells stake in Kenya plant
07-06-2011
JOHANNESBURG – SABMiller yesterday announced that its subsidiary SABMiller Africa has agreed to sell its 20 per cent shareholding in Kenya Breweries to East African Breweries for about US$225 million
readSouth Africa minister defends interference in Wal-Mart deal
07-06-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said yesterday that South Africa did not want to scare off foreign investment by imposing conditions on Wal-Mart’s bid to buy into local company
read‘Don’t try to benefit at US expense’
07-06-2011
WASHINGTON – US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner warned other countries yesterday against trying to benefit from stiffer US financial market rules by keeping their own regulation light.“The United
readAirline profits to plunge this year
07-06-2011
SINGAPORE – A global airline group says the industry’s profits will likely plummet this year because of natural disasters, political violence and higher fuel prices.International Air Transport
read‘Not guilty,’ says former IMF chief
07-06-2011
NEW YORK – The former International Monetary Fund (IMF) head charged with trying to rape a Manhattan hotel maid formally said he was innocent of the charges yesterday in his first court appearance in
readNo proof German sprouts caused E coli outbreak
07-06-2011
BERLIN – In a surprising U-turn, German officials said initial tests published provided no evidence that sprouts from an organic farm in northern Germany were the cause of the country’s deadly E. coli
readZimbabwe toilet police officer jailed
07-06-2011
BULAWAYO – The controversial Zimbabwe police officer who was arrested and detained for three weeks for using President Robert Mugabe’s toilet was last week sentenced to 10 days in prison.Sergeant
readNatural disasters displaced millions
07-06-2011
OSLO – More than 42 million people were forced to flee their homes because of natural disasters around the world in 2010, more than double the number during the previous year, experts said
readTop Nigeria lawmaker arrested on charges of corruption
07-06-2011
ABUJA – Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency arrested one of the West African nation’s top politicians on Sunday night on suspicion of defrauding the oil-rich country, an official said.Officers arrested
readBahraini to try medics over protests
07-06-2011
MANAMA – Dozens of doctors and nurses who treated injured anti-government protesters during the months of unrest in Bahrain went on trial in a security court yesterday on allegations they participated
readShixwameni a pangula Epangelo
07-06-2011
OMUPERESIDENDE gwo All People’s Party[APP] okwa pangula iilonga yuulingilingi na okwa hala pa kale etopolo lyuuyamba lithike pamwe. Ignatius Shixwameni okwa popi ndhika pethimbo lyoshigongi oshititano
readYa ningi eindilo opo egeelo lyawo li talululwe
07-06-2011
AALUMENTU yaali mboka ya monika ondjo medhipago lyomutalelipo Omundowishi, Johannes Fellinger, meyugo yahomata muuninginino wa Venduka mu Juli 2007 ota ya pulakenwa ishewe kOmupanguli ngoka eya pe
readSADC a hala aaMalagasy ayehe moonkundathana dhombili
07-06-2011
EHANGANO lyOmahumithokomeho Muumbugantu wAfrica[SADC] oli li moonkundathana niilyo yoongundu dhopolitica 11 mwakwatelwa nOmuperesidende nale gwa Madagascar ngoka a umbwa koshipundi, Marc
readAakuluntu yo Swapo ya hala aakulupe yasilwoshimpwiyu
07-06-2011
EWAWA lyAakuluntu moSwapo ota li ka indila Epangelo opo li gwedheko koopenzela dhaakulupe okuuka pombanda, noshowo iimaliwa mbyoka ha yi pewa aantu ye li monkalo ya nyaika.Amushanga gwEwawa
readKatali a indile uukumwe moSwapo moKaras
07-06-2011
OMUNASHIPUNDI shaawiliki yo Swapo ha ya longo noshitopolwa sha Karas, Isak Katali okwa indile aawiliki yoshitopolwa shoka ya kale yeli kumwe.Okwa ti na ya kale kumwe noku gandja oonkondo dhawo
readAatjiwarongo ya hala egameno
07-06-2011
AAKALIMO mOtjiwarongo oya indile opo oshilando shi kale negameno lya gwana lyaakalimo yasho. Eindilo ndika olya landula eindjipalo miilonga yomiyonena mbyoka, yandhindhilikwa moshilandopangelo sho
readTaa yambidhidha Kaaronda
07-06-2011
AAKALIMO mOtjiwarongo oya indile opo oshilando shi kale negameno lya gwana lyaakalimo yasho. Eindilo ndika olya landula eindjipalo miilonga yomiyonena mbyoka, yandhindhilikwa moshilandopangelo sho
readAapolisi yaali ya si na yatano yehamekwa moshiponga
07-06-2011
AANAMBELEWA yaali yOpolisi oya si nayalwe oya li ye ehamekwa ehuliloshiwike lya yi moVenduka. Eyehamo lyaapolisi olya zi moshiponga shoshihauto moka ta ku fekelwa omuhingi gumwe a hingi tashi vulika a
readLady May a kuthwa esindano lye
07-06-2011
OMWIIMBI gwoongalo, Lady May okwa kuthwa esindano lye ndyoka a li a pewa pethimbo lyegandjo lyomapapa kaaimbi yoongalo moVenduka ehulilo shiwike lya piti. Omwiimbi nguka okwa geelwa molwaashoka okwa
readBoxing bonanza! WIN N$500 in cash!!
07-06-2011
N$500 in cash is up for grabs ahead of the June 11 boxing bonanza at the Windhoek Country Club.Betuel ‘Tyson’ Uushona and Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda will be the main attraction. Tyson will be fighting
readShipanga on Women’s World Cup study group
07-06-2011
NAMIBIA’s national women’s football coach Jacqueline Shipanga has been appointed by Fifa as member of the technical study group at this year’s Women’s World Cup, taking place in Germany from June 26
readWelwitschias beat u/21 Blue Bulls
07-06-2011
THE national rugby team defeated the Blue Bulls’ under-21 side from South Africa on Friday in Pretoria.The Namibia Rugby Union (NRU)’s acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Christo Alexander informed
readSA’s Du Preez wins in Namibia
07-06-2011
ROWAN du Preez won the 36 hole Namibian Mid Amateur Stroke Play Championship at the Windhoek Country Club on Sunday by one shot from fellow South African Lyall McNeil.The winner carded a one over par
readHitman SMS Competition Winners
07-06-2011
Redi Bites Gemsbok Carcass – Peter Mwahalukange;MobiPay N$50 – Priskila Mateus, Johana Ashikoto, Liina Imalwa, John Shiwaya, Joshu Munjele x2, Immanuel kahenge, Inane Penda, Marai Namundjembo; N$1000
readSocial squash league starts in Swakopmund
07-06-2011
THE SFC Squash Club’s sociable yet competitive Squash Social League started during the week of May 6 with 36 players participating in nine groups according to their strength.Matches are played on
readSumaiili, Scholtz win badminton champions
07-06-2011
ALFRED Sumaiili and Ella Scholtz were crowned Namibia’s singles champions at the National Closed Badminton Championships in Windhoek on June 4.The top-seeded Sumaiili beat second-seeded Jurgen Leicher
readRow between Afridi and PCB escalates
07-06-2011
KARACHI – The row between sacked one-day captain Shahid Afridi and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) escalated yesterday after the all-rounder demanded an independent tribunal should evaluate the
readRyan Giggs ‘flees UK over affair
07-06-2011
RYAN Giggs has reportedly fled the country after allegations that he conducted an eight-year affair with his sister-in-lawThe Sun reports that Ryan’s brother Rhodri Giggs has split up with his wife,
readFrench Open victory sign of more success to come - Rafael Nadal
07-06-2011
PARIS – Rafael Nadal believes his sixth French Open triumph can pave the way for successful defences of his Wimbledon and US Open titles which would boost his Grand Slam collection to twelve.World
readGreenhouse gas emissions hitting record highs
07-06-2011
BONN – Bad news awaited delegates from about 180 countries at the start of two weeks of climate talks beginning yesterday to debate a new global warming accord.Greenhouse gas emissions are going up
readSA grain body pays competition penalty
07-06-2011
AFGRI Operations has agreed to pay a R15,6 million administrative penalty to settle a Competition Commission complaint for participating in the determination of the SA Futures Exchange’s (Safex) daily
readEU ministers to hold emergency E. coli meeting
07-06-2011
BRUSSELS – European farming ministers will hold emergency talks today on an E. coli outbreak that has killed at least 22 people amid cross-border anger over devastation for vegetable producers.“It has
readHartebeestloop auction smashes records again
07-06-2011
RECORDS were shattered again at the recent annual Hartebeestloop stud auction with the average selling price for bulls reaching N$78 340.Eight bulls were sold for more than N$100 000, while the most
readLow-input fish farming thrives in Caprivi
07-06-2011
One of a series of short articles about the Rural Poverty Reduction Programme (RPRP), which was funded by the European Union’s 9th Development Fund and coordinated by the National Planning Commission.
readBig Brother Amplified: How countries voted
07-06-2011
THREE Housemates were up for eviction this past week – Bhoke, Ernest and Miss P.In an unexpected twist, Biggie chose to evict two housemates, catching many viewers by surprise. As is now known,
readBig Brother Amplified: Not Strapped For Comment
07-06-2011
A selection of some of the messages from the SMS ticker tape that runs across the bottom of the BBA Amplified TV screen:* This week I was voting for IK … Just saying! * Just pause on Kim and kiss her
readBig Brother Amplified: Ernest Is Far From Earnest!
07-06-2011
ALONG with his house love Bhoke, Uganda’s Ernest is the latest person to leave the building. The BBA building that is. But after a month and a few days in the house, Ernest’s bubbly personality
readBig Brother Amplified: Bye Bye Bhoke
07-06-2011
Bhoke, a 26-year-old TV presenter from Dar Es Salaam, made waves in the Big Brother Amplified house with her flirtatious relationship with Uganda’s Ernest. She also had a few infamous blow-ups with
readLand grab farmers to sell Zim government assets
07-06-2011
JOHANNESBURG – The High Court in Pretoria yesterday rejected an application by the Zimbabwean government to prevent its assets being sold to compensate farmers who suffered land grabs.The three
readRussian envoy on his way to Libya
07-06-2011
TRIPOLI – Nato warplanes battered Muammar Gaddafi’s command network in Tripoli, the alliance said Monday ahead of a visit to Libya by an envoy from Russia, which has raised concerns about the military
readSkydiving ban lifted
07-06-2011
THE BAN on skydiving operations in Namibia has been lifted after a nearly two-month stoppage of the popular sport. According to a spokesperson at the Directorate of Civil Aviation (DCA) “there were a
readSADC NGOs support Malagasy civil society
07-06-2011
THE SADC Congress of NGOs (SADC-CNGO) threw its weight behind the Malagasy civil society. This led a meeting to ensure an inclusive national dialogue to end the crisis in that country. SADC-CNGO
readPlastic Packaging workers on strike
07-06-2011
PLASTIC Packaging employees took to the streets in protest yesterday morning following a breakdown in wage negotiations.Employees based at three companies owned by the Plastic Packaging Group of
readOrlam have no confidence in leaders
07-06-2011
MEMBERS of the Nama speaking Herero tribe, known as the Orlam, passed a no-confidence motion against their leader Joel Stephanus and his traditional council at a meeting held at Vaalgras on Saturday.
readNamPol’s chief against torture
07-06-2011
THE Inspector-General of the Namibian Police Force (NamPol), Lieutenant-General Sebastian Ndeitunga says police officers must not torture and mistreat suspects who are in custody.Speaking at Ondangwa
readN$4 000 bail for accused in police crash
07-06-2011
KENNETH Haludilo, the 34-year-old man arrested early on Saturday morning after two policemen died in a car crash, was released on N$4 000 bail yesterday.Haludilo appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s
readInmate wants to appeal double murder verdict
07-06-2011
A FORMER farmworker who is serving a 57-year jail term after being convicted of murdering and robbing his two employers ten years ago was back in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday in an attempt to
readCity puts shoulder to the wheel on land delivery
07-06-2011
UPGRADING informal settlements and land delivery are priority areas where the Windhoek Municipality has begun taking action, says Windhoek mayor Elaine Trepper.Speaking at the monthly Windhoek City
readWalvis Bay Career Expo broadens students’ opportunities
07-06-2011
OVER a thousand Grade 11 and 12 learners from coastal high schools visited the Career Exhibition that took place in Walvis Bay recently. A number of tertiary institutions, training centres, government
readMetropolitan Trust supports Topnaars with N$170 000 donation
07-06-2011
In an effort to assist the Topnaar community in addressing the lack of food supplies due to a flooding Kuiseb River, the Pinnacle Metropolitan Empowerment Trust recently donated food and blankets
readWorld-record-setting ‘Quad Squad’ comes to Swakop
07-06-2011
THE Guinness World Book of Records world record for the longest distance travelled on a quadbike was recently smashed by three young adventurers from ‘Down Under’ (Australia), known as the ‘Quad
readSwakopmund to repair and widen rain-damaged roads
07-06-2011
WITH the recent rains most of Swakopmund’s roads were damaged, and in order to maintain its vision to “provide and maintain safe, sufficient and affordable services and promote future development to
readLife ‘through the eyes’ of a Swakopmund MS sufferer
07-06-2011
HEIN Werrlein cannot live without support because of his advanced stage of multiple sclerosis (MS) yet he still managed to write a 46-page book – with his eyes.Werrlein (55), a former farmer, was
readSMSes For Tuesday 07 June 2011
07-06-2011
SMS Of The Day *WHAT is the difference between artists and politicians if both act on temporary emotions to be outstanding performers. Lady May’s satirical behaviour shows the hidden realities and
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